Linux Swap Partition

[KewlSaint]

Hi,

I installed Linux Red Hat 7.0 on a single 1.0 GB HDD.
It made the Swap Partition hda5 and / Partition hda1. Why is it so ? Should not it make it hda2 as Swap Partition ?
There is no other OS on it.
What is the difference between KDE and GNome ? Can I use them both ?
Which is better ?? and how ?

[This message has been edited by KewlSaint (edited 06-23-2001).]

[lynchmob]

Linux 7? Red Hat 7? Mandrake 7? SuSe 7?
Those are the default settings for your partitions.Check out /etc/fstab.Mine is set up the same way except I have my home directory @ /home/xxx and it's on hde6(hde because of my ata66 hdd is on a controller card)
Yes, you can use KDE and Gnome.On my Mandrake 7.1 system you can choose the desktop enviroment you want from the graphical login manager.HTH
lynch

[risc]

Im not sure why unix does that. Did you make your root partition first on the drive, and then the swap partition? If so, I recommend that you create the swap partition before any other partition. That is to hopefully make your system a bit faster. The difference between KDE and Gnome arent very big. They are just different. KDE uses QT to create the desktop while Gnome uses GTK+. Which one is better is simply a matter of preference. I prefer blackbox, a very fast and simple window manager (not the entire desktop environment). You can use them both. If you want to switch between the two, (this is an easy way, there are programs to do this for you, but why?) create or edit this file in your home directory

.xinitrc

if you want to load KDE next time you type startx or xinit, make sure this is there

exec startkde

if you want Gnome, this should be there

exec gnome-session

[pbharris]

you can have teh swap on hda2 - it is pretty easy really if want to let me know, although it really does not matter.

gnome or kde - each have their own stregnths, i personally like fvwm or blackbox

[linux_guru]

Under Linux, primary partitions are hda1 thru hda4. hda5 is the first extended partition. Partions inside the extended partion will be hda6 - hdax. After making the first primary partition, Linux will default to extended, usless you specifically tell it to create further primary partitions.

KDE vs Gnome: Personally I prefer KDE, as it has slightly more functionality and stability. But, basically it's a personal choice. Try them both and see which one you prefer.

[KewlSaint]

I made swap partition first and then / partition.
I want to change the swap partition because I want to use 2 HDDs. One with Win2000 and second is this Linux Red hat 7.0.
I removed Win2000 HDD, installed 1 GB HDD and installed Linux Red hat 7.0 on it. It made swap partition hda5 and / partition hda1. It worked fine. But when I installed again HDD with win2000 as Primary HDD and configured BIOS to boot from Secondary HDD (which is Linux) it did not boot because there was error, cant locate swap partition. If I configure BIOS to boot from Primary HDD, it works fine and win2000 boots normally.
Thats the whole scenario... Now what should I do ??